Hermann walther



(No Model.)

H. WALTI-IER.

PO'GKET BOOK.

Patented Mar. 14,1882.

INVENTOR.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEC HERMANN WALTHER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

POCKET-BOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 255,061, dated March 14, 1882.

Application filed January 24, 1882; (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

, Be it known that I, HERMANN WALTHER, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pocket-Books, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to furnish an improved pocket-book which can be readily opened or closed with one hand without the necessity of holding the book in one hand and openingtl'lelocking device with the otherhand; and the invention consists of a pocket-book which is provided at the bottom of the same 'with a centrally-recessed barrel having a spring-actuated and recessed slide-piece, in combinationwithafixedlocking-hookattached to the cover of the pocket-book, said hook passing through arrcess of the book in front of the recess ofthe barrel to the interior of the latter, so as to be locked by the spring-pressed slidepiece of the same.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a front view of my improved pocketbook shown in closed position. tical section through the spring-barrel of the same; and Fig. 3 is an end view of the book, partly in vertical transverse section.

Similarletters of reference indicate corresponding parts. y,

A in the drawings represents a pocket-book of any approved construction, which is provided at the lower or bottom part of the same, below the interior pockets of the book, with a spring-barrel, B. The spring-barrel B extends longitudinally through the book, and is provided at its central part witharecess, a, and at one end with a s 'iring-a-ctuated slide-piece, b, which is recessed back of the recess of the barrel, as customary in spring-barrels of this class, generally employed on the top of pocketbook frames. The lower part of the book A,

in front of the recessed portion of the barrel B, is recessed or perforated, as shown in Fig.

Fig. 2 is a versize to extend over the front of the book to the bottom part of the same, so that the hook is adapted to enter through the perforation ofthe book into the recesses of the barrel and locking'slidc-piece and be locked securely thereto. Whenever it is desired to unlock the book pressure is exertedby the fingers upon the spring-actuated slide-piece of the barrel, wherebythe hook of the cover is released and thrown into open position by the natural spring of the book, by the action of one hand only, without the assistance of the other hand. by returning the cover over thebook and pressing the hook through the perforation of the book into the spring-barrel, so as to be engaged by the locking slide-piece of the same. The book is of special convenience'to ladies, asthey can easily open or close it by one hand, even with gloves on, which is not possible with the pocket-books heretofore in use.

Havingthus described my invention, I claim as ne\ and desire to secure by Letters Patent In a pocket-book, the combination, with the body A, ofa recessed barrel, B, having a springactuated slide-piece, I), the barrel being arranged ncar the bottom of the body, and ot' a locking-hook, O, secured to the cover and adapted to pass through a recess or perforation of the bodyAin front of the recess of the barrel into the latter, so as to be locked or released by the slide-pieee of the barrel, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HERM. \VALTHER.

Witnesses PAUL GoEPEL, CARL KARP.

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